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LordKroeker
03-01-2007, 04:05 PM
Arrrggh!
First post on the new Board! Into the breach me hearties!
Just thought I'd put that out there...;) :D
MyMyst8k
03-01-2007, 04:14 PM
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MyMyst8k
03-01-2007, 04:15 PM
Let it begin
Warmaster
03-01-2007, 04:21 PM
Ninja's rule, nuff said.
LordKroeker
03-01-2007, 04:48 PM
Argument 1:
Pirates are global. Ninja are not.
1. American Pirate....cool, American Ninja....NOT cool.
2. European Pirate....cool, European Ninja....NOT cool.
3. Asian Pirate....hey...cool. Asian Ninja....Is there any other kind?
4. Australian Pirate...cool. Australian Ninja....bwahahaha.
I don't think there's any reason to continue this debate.
Lee Van Cleef totally rocked as The Master!!
American Ninjas are awesome!!!
Admiral Nelson and a crew of ninjas would eat pirates for lunch. And wash 'em down with a little Captain Morgan, just for the fruity irony.
Genestealer
03-01-2007, 09:24 PM
Pirates are cooler.
Pirates - kill, rape, billage, burn, steal, loot, kill, sail on ships, get drunk, etc.
Ninjas - sneak around, kill...that's about it
ColGreeley
03-02-2007, 07:52 AM
Like I said before, there has never been a motorcycle called 'THE PIRATE' but there is a Ninja. ; )
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 07:54 AM
Ninjas=Trendy
Pirates=Timelessly classic.
And Stu your love of all movies that can be obtained from the Wal Mart 4.99 bin speaks volumes about your skewed perspective, and how easily it can be dismissed. :P :eek: B)
Ninja = finely honed killing machine, a master of the arts of stealth and assassination.
Pirate = smelly, uneducated, filthy thug who could only find work on a boat in the hopes he would one day fall overboard and finally get a bath
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 08:05 AM
Like I said before, there has never been a motorcycle called 'THE PIRATE' but there is a Ninja. ; )
That's because nobody can figure out how to invent a motorcycle quite that cool yet.
ColGreeley
03-02-2007, 08:06 AM
Pirates - JOHNNY DEPP
Ninjas- MICHAEL DUDIKOFF
Ouch, that really didn't help my argument.
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 08:09 AM
Ninja = finely honed killing machine, a master of the arts of stealth and assassination.
Pirate = smelly, uneducated, filthy thug who could only find work on a boat in the hopes he would one day fall overboard and finally get a bath
See now you're just proving my point FOR ME. :D :D
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 08:10 AM
Pirates - JOHNNY DEPP
Ninjas- MICHAEL DUDIKOFF
Ouch, that really didn't help my argument.
And again!! :cool:
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 08:10 AM
(Psst...how many more posts before I can get an avatar??)
Blackraine
03-02-2007, 08:48 AM
I believe your logic to be faulty. Ninjas are adaptable to a myriad of situations, including pirating. Pirates, however, find themselves unable to adapt well the other way. For example, you can always pirate booty as a ninja, using stealth and sneaky stealin'. But let out one "ARR!" while you're on an assassination mission, and the jig is most likely up.
However, it should be noted that by combining their skills and becoming Ninja Pirates, they become infinitely cooler than either of the subgroups to which they belong.
Blackraine
03-02-2007, 08:51 AM
BTW:
Pirate Anime = One Piece
Ninja Anime = Ninja Scroll
I don't believe it takes a highly educated person to see which is cooler in these instances...
YourHero
03-02-2007, 08:51 AM
Ninjas=Trendy
Pirates=Timelessly classic.
If this is true Ninjas have been trendy for just as long as pirates.
I look at thier oppisites to determine level of coolness.
Ninjas --- Samurai
Pirates --- Coast Guard
Now, no offense to the Coast Guard, but Samurais are better, making Ninjas better.
ColGreeley
03-02-2007, 08:58 AM
Mike, brilliant comparison. I saw ONE PIECE recently and it was awful.
NINJA SCROLL rocks!
Blackraine
03-02-2007, 09:02 AM
Also, Ninjas have their own Dragon in L5R. All pirates get is a retarded sea serpent. And the Scorpion clan is way cooler than the Mantis clan!
ColGreeley
03-02-2007, 09:04 AM
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
or
Pirates of Dark Water
nuff said.
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 09:15 AM
If this is true Ninjas have been trendy for just as long as pirates.
And yet any reference anyone can draw from is "trendy" anime from the 80s, Motorcycles from the 80s and bad Movies.
On Stranger Tides, or Treasure Island would benefit you all immensely.
I truly feel sorry for all of you....and I seem to take note that most of you play the "pirate" game and don't properly support it by proclaiming the true coolness of pirates.
Oh, and it takes that many of you ninjas to refute one pirate like me.
Pitiful. :D
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 09:16 AM
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
or
Pirates of Dark Water
nuff said.
There you go arguing my point for me :)
ColGreeley
03-02-2007, 09:17 AM
Uh, the Turtles would be the winner in this case.
Blackraine
03-02-2007, 09:24 AM
Yeah, TMNT is way better than Pirates of Dark Water.
Besides, the only reason pirates have any amount of coolness to them is because there's a ninja onboard every pirate ship driving the pirates to commit acts of "Coolery" with his aura of coolness.
YourHero
03-02-2007, 09:35 AM
I truly feel sorry for all of you....and I seem to take note that most of you play the "pirate" game and don't properly support it by proclaiming the true coolness of pirates.
There are fewer "pirate" models in the game than other kinds of models. The only faction with anything remotely pirate in it is Cryx. Until Shea comes out there really isnt alot "pirate" going for it. Pirates are cool I guess, but if I had to say one is cooler Ninjas win.
EDIT: Also the "poster boys" of each game have absolutly nothing Pirate about them.
And yet any reference anyone can draw from is "trendy" anime from the 80s, Motorcycles from the 80s and bad Movies.
The only things I can think of when I hear pirate is Johnny Depp acting like a drunk Keith Richards (totally trendy) or an overweight pale kid illegally downloading music from the web.
Wheras ninjas bring up an entire culture (not really the word I want to use here, but as close as I can get).
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 09:40 AM
Uh, the Turtles would be the winner in this case.
No they wouldn't
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 09:46 AM
The only things I can think of when I hear pirate is Johnny Depp acting like a drunk Keith Richards (totally trendy) or an overweight pale kid illegally downloading music from the web.
Which is why you need to read more and watch TV less.
I won't even dignify the "culture" comment with a response. :p
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 09:47 AM
Besides, the only reason pirates have any amount of coolness to them is because there's a ninja onboard every pirate ship driving the pirates to commit acts of "Coolery" with his aura of coolness.
That's exactly the kind of statement I'd expect from a dirty Ninja lover.
ColGreeley
03-02-2007, 09:47 AM
Ninjas can pretty much go anywhere they want.
pirates are hampered by the fact that they need to sail to get anywhere , and need oceans, rivers, streams, fiords, inlets.
Warmaster
03-02-2007, 09:48 AM
Pirate - sleeps with a parrot, no women allowed aboard ship
Ninja - sleeps with geisha, anytime, anywhere
ColGreeley
03-02-2007, 10:02 AM
Advantage - Warmaster! LOL.
YourHero
03-02-2007, 10:02 AM
I won't even dignify the "culture" comment with a response.
I think what I meant by that is one can associate more things with Ninjas then they can with pirate.
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 11:07 AM
Pirate
The Pirate is an oft misunderstood individual who can be seen absolutely pwning everyone around him/her. Well versed in the arts of cheekiness, deceit, extortion(sp), theft, blackmail, smarmery, and crazy acrobatic sword and or knife fighting. The pirate always lands on his feet, and always wins, even when you think not. naturally hates the ninja, as ninjas are overated far too serious for their own good.
the most 31337 p1r4735 sometimes join the ranks of the mysterious Shadow Pirates.
ninja:ha! i have found you! now i shall avenge my family's honor!
pirate: psshh. piss off fuckface. yer mum liked it.
ninja: how dare you! devil! now you DIE!!
pirate: well, you are a sensitive boy aren't you? -proceeds to taunt ninja untill ninja rushes forward in a rage, trips ninja and takes his shoes and his wallet-
ninja: i will find you.....
pirate: bring yer sister. -walks away whistling-
Pirate
1. One who drinks rum, get angry, and stab things.
2. A sailing criminal who, sails on a ship, steals from other ships, lives without any law: only a set of morals, survives on goods stolen from other ships/ports.
Pirate - arch rival of Ninjas, usually the winner in any conflict with Ninjas
1. Pirates are way cooler than ninjas.
2. You must wear full pirate regalia to worship the Flying Spaghetti Monster properly.
Pirate
to download illegaly, usually music or movies
john: i downloaded the new 50 cent cd last nihgt for free
chris: um you know it's illegal to pirate music, right?
john: shhhh!
Pirate
1. Always land on their feet
2. have cool eye patches ... even if they have both eyes
3. have dice
4. have guns
5. pirates are not ordinary humans so they can kill ninjas!
6. have cool ships
7. have better swords then ninjas
8. are all around better then ninjas
9. have a lot of movies about them (way more then ninjas)
10. wear red on thursdays
11. have graduated from Pyro Pirate Academy of One-Eyed Peter!
12. polish their peg legs
13. say thinds like scally-wagger and scurvy-chap
14. Arrrrr! need i say more
15. pack a mean punch
16. always have the best snacks
17. will make you walk the plank if your not as cool as them
18. start all the major fashion trends
19. don't go crying to their mommies ... like ninjas
20. know how to handle a lady
21. knows how to DAG people better then ninjas
22. have pretty cool boots
23. get all the tasty rum
24. have pretty good cursive
25. have more extended vocabualary then ninjas
26. are absolutley amazing!!!
ARRRR!
Joe: Dude, pirates rock.
Greg: Iknow, they're totally better than those retarded ninjas!
Cindy: My dad's a pirate.
Joe/Greg: Cool...
Blackraine
03-02-2007, 11:33 AM
That's exactly the kind of statement I'd expect from a dirty Ninja lover.
You're just upset that your tiny pirate mind couldn't make up a word as cool as "Coolery"!
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 11:56 AM
You're just upset that your tiny pirate mind couldn't make up a word as cool as "Coolery"!
That's the best you could come up with eh?
:cool:
DoomedToRepeatIt
03-02-2007, 12:01 PM
Errol Flynn, one of the greatest actors in history, played a pirate (on several occassions, I think). He never played a ninja.
Jules Verne wrote a book about a pirate who owned a submarine. He never wrote a book about a ninja.
Jerry Bruckheimer, one of the great movie makes of all time, has made two movies about pirates with a third on the way. He has yet to make a movie about ninjas.
Pirates have sailed every stretch of water in the world. Ninjas operated on three little islands, wooooo.
So there, the evidence is irrefutable. Pirates > ninjas.
livingancestor
03-02-2007, 12:10 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirates_versus_Ninjas
Doesn't Wikipedia have the answer to everything?
Sykora
03-02-2007, 12:15 PM
Ninja = finely honed killing machine, a master of the arts of stealth and assassination.
Pirate = smelly, uneducated, filthy thug who could only find work on a boat in the hopes he would one day fall overboard and finally get a bath
So, being a pirate is something you can aspire to. ;)
Sykora
03-02-2007, 12:17 PM
I believe your logic to be faulty. Ninjas are adaptable to a myriad of situations, including pirating. Pirates, however, find themselves unable to adapt well the other way. For example, you can always pirate booty as a ninja, using stealth and sneaky stealin'. But let out one "ARR!" while you're on an assassination mission, and the jig is most likely up.
See, that's where you're making a false assumption. A Pirate won't perform an assasination mission. Instead, he'll find out where you are and then raid that place, killing and looting from everyone in town. If he gets you, then great. If not, you'll probably flee to some other town and he can do it again. Win/win for the pirate.
Sykora
03-02-2007, 12:19 PM
BTW:
Pirate Anime = One Piece
Ninja Anime = Ninja Scroll
I don't believe it takes a highly educated person to see which is cooler in these instances...
Well, sure, judge the artform of where ninjas are from. OF COURSE they think ninjas are cooler. They invented them.
It's also a well known fact that the more ninjas you have, the worse they become. This is not so for pirates.
Sykora
03-02-2007, 12:22 PM
Also, Ninjas have their own Dragon in L5R. All pirates get is a retarded sea serpent. And the Scorpion clan is way cooler than the Mantis clan!
The Ninja have their own dragon from the dumbest story in L5R continuity. (Gee, we ran out of cool characters. Let's bring all our old ones back!)
And, how many times have the Scorpion been outlawed in the Empire? The Mantis, not once.
PT_Jim
03-02-2007, 12:25 PM
Well, sure, judge the artform of where ninjas are from. OF COURSE they think ninjas are cooler. They invented them.
It's also a well known fact that the more ninjas you have, the worse they become. This is not so for pirates.
This is SO true. Hordes of Ninja = Crap.
Just give it up people. This is already decided. Pirates ARE cooler. Just the way it is. All of your arguments come to not in the face of this simple truth. Move on.
Now for the real questions
Grizzly Bear vs Samurai. Go.
Sykora
03-02-2007, 12:25 PM
There are fewer "pirate" models in the game than other kinds of models. The only faction with anything remotely pirate in it is Cryx. Until Shea comes out there really isnt alot "pirate" going for it. Pirates are cool I guess, but if I had to say one is cooler Ninjas win.
And how many ninjas are there?
The only things I can think of when I hear pirate is Johnny Depp acting like a drunk Keith Richards (totally trendy) or an overweight pale kid illegally downloading music from the web.
Wheras ninjas bring up an entire culture (not really the word I want to use here, but as close as I can get).
Just like a ninja - a totally peasant outlook. An education on pirates would avail you much.
Pirates - operating since the dawn of time
Ninjas - the Tokugawa period
Sykora
03-02-2007, 12:27 PM
Ninjas can pretty much go anywhere they want.
Yep, their "Japanese tourist" disguise would have TOTALLY worked in Czarist Russia.
pirates are hampered by the fact that they need to sail to get anywhere , and need oceans, rivers, streams, fiords, inlets.
Hampered? Or freed from the tyranny of needing land to live on?
DoomedToRepeatIt
03-02-2007, 12:33 PM
Hampered? Or freed from the tyranny of needing land to live on?
"What a ship really is -- what the Pearl is -- is freedom!"
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 12:33 PM
Hampered? Or freed from the tyranny of needing land to live on?
:eek: :D You made the coke come out of my nose.
Sykora
03-02-2007, 12:34 PM
Pirate - sleeps with a parrot, no women allowed aboard ship
Guess you've never heard of Anne Bonny or Mary Read, famous female pirates?
Ninja - sleeps with geisha, anytime, anywhere
No one sleeps with geisha. Japanese prostitutes are called oiran. Which ninjas can't afford, they're peasants. Pirates, however, have lots of money.
YourHero
03-02-2007, 12:38 PM
And how many ninjas are there?
My comment was for Ryan and the "pirate" game. I never called WM a ninja game.
Just like a ninja - a totally peasant outlook. An education on pirates would avail you much.
Yes and the regal pirates of the world are much more educated. Pirate hate to its fullest. Ninja's dont need to make threads boasting thier coolness. Where as the insecure pirates of the world need to make these threads to compensate...
DoomedToRepeatIt
03-02-2007, 12:44 PM
Actually, we just make threads like those to identify who is a dirty ninja-lover so that our high-seas scally-wagging brethren know which countries need to be sacked, pillaged, and plundered first. :D
Sykora
03-02-2007, 12:46 PM
My comment was for Ryan and the "pirate" game. I never called WM a ninja game.
This is Pirates VERSUS Ninjas. You can't tear down one without promoting the other.
Yes and the regal pirates of the world are much more educated. Pirate hate to its fullest. Ninja's dont need to make threads boasting thier coolness. Where as the insecure pirates of the world need to make these threads to compensate...
This is a feature, not a bug. Pirates love proclaiming their pirateyness to the world. Meanwhile, ninjas sit alone in their rooms posting emo poetry to their LiveJournals on how no one understands them.
YourHero
03-02-2007, 12:51 PM
Actually, we just make threads like those to identify who is a dirty ninja-lover so that our high-seas scally-wagging brethren know which countries need to be sacked, pillaged, and plundered first.
Dont forget my +5 boots of escaping. Making me immune to all pillaging and plundering.
This is a feature, not a bug. Pirates love proclaiming their pirateyness to the world. Meanwhile, ninjas sit alone in their rooms posting emo poetry to their LiveJournals on how no one understands them.
This is only funny because it is directly above your signature.
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 12:59 PM
My comment was for Ryan and the "pirate" game. I never called WM a ninja game.
leave it to a Ninja to not even stay on task....personal attacks specifically? Really? I see you're up to it here too.
This is only funny because it is directly above your signature.
tsk tsk.
Blackraine
03-02-2007, 01:01 PM
I believe the only true way to settle this ancient debate is on the battlefields of Anachronism!
Dibs on Hattori Hanzo!
YourHero
03-02-2007, 01:02 PM
leave it to a Ninja to not even stay on task....personal attacks specifically? Really? I see you're up to it here too.
Wait a second, you think I attacked you?
That is funny. I guess explaining myself is attacking.
On topic....
How many pirates are thier in Anachronism? That would be interesting to see.
Blackraine
03-02-2007, 01:07 PM
Currently 5. One is a Transvestite, and Grace O'malley just looks like a guy normally.
They've got:
Anne Bonny (the Tranny)
Grace O'Malley (way ugly)
Blackbeard (Edward Teach)
Sir Francis Drake (Francis? What kind of name is Francis?)
And um... crap, who was the other guy... the Welshman...
YourHero
03-02-2007, 01:08 PM
5 really, ya we gotta set that up.
DoomedToRepeatIt
03-02-2007, 01:26 PM
[QUOTE=YourHero]Dont forget my +5 boots of escaping. Making me immune to all pillaging and plundering.
QUOTE]
Don't bring DnD into this discussion. Let's stay civilized, eh?
YourHero
03-02-2007, 01:30 PM
Don't bring DnD into this discussion. Let's stay civilized, eh?
Civilized, from someone who said they wanted to plunder and pillage?
Everything I say must be taken in the worst possible way...
Blackraine
03-02-2007, 01:39 PM
On a similar D&D vein... Pirates have "Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Guns" whereas Ninjas have "Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Yes". Clearly, Ninjas are superior here.
DoomedToRepeatIt
03-02-2007, 01:46 PM
Perhaps, but Pirates have the feat "Silver Palm," while Ninjas have the feat "Rosey Palm."
ZING!
Rorschach
03-02-2007, 01:55 PM
Pirates win because:
-- Pirates get laid all the time, whenever they want; Ninja don't even have flys in their pajamas.
-- The Crew of Serenity were all Pirates; They beat the Parliament's Ninja.
-- Humphrey Bogart, John Wayne, and Brando all would've been Pirates.
-- Even Christopher Lambert qualified to be a Ninja, and after only 2 months training actually beat the Boss Ninja.
-- Pirates drink Rum, Ninja drink sake.
-- Pirates never mistake themselves for Naval Officers. Ninjas are always pretending they're as cool as Samurai, when they're just the ones who failed the tests.
-- Johnny Cash would be a Pirate. He shot a ninja in Reno, just to watch him die.
-- Han Solo was a pirate. Boba Fett was a ninja. You tell me, which one was a dick?
-- Ninja love Anime. Pirates prefer women over the age of 16.
-- Good Pirates get to retire to a tropical island and live off their buried treasure, until they drown in women and drink. Ninja get unceremoniously bumped off by the next faceless dweeb in line, no matter how good they are.
-- Pirates play Warmachine or Hordes. Ninjas play Magic the Gathering and Pokemon.
'nuff said.
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 03:16 PM
Ninjas play Magic the Gathering and Pokemon.
And D20 apparently.
LordKroeker
03-02-2007, 03:17 PM
And yes Tom - we always take what you say the worst way possible. You told us to.
MyMyst8k
03-03-2007, 02:36 PM
Pirate Dwarves vs. Ninja Elves (http://www.plasticbag.org/archives/2004/03/from_pirate_dwarves_to_ninja_elves/) Personality type indicator
Genestealer
03-03-2007, 09:41 PM
Motorcycle named the Ninja...yeah but think of all the cool pirate names we could have for motorcycles:
The Jolly Roger
Blackbeard
The Black Pearl
We could have much more fun with names based on pirates!
MyMyst8k
03-04-2007, 12:02 AM
Pirates live on ships surrounded by other sweating men.
Ninjas are in your house boinking your mom!
Jakeasuarus
03-04-2007, 04:49 AM
Ninjas "ninjitsu" doesnt prepare them for a face to face fight. ninjas who got caught died. Pirates just rock all around. In your face with piercings and an eyepatch.
YourHero
03-04-2007, 02:51 PM
And yes Tom - we always take what you say the worst way possible. You told us to.
I am pretty sure I said I am always kidding.
Are you seriously going to feel "attacked" over a ninjas vs pirates thread? Lighten up.
Rorschach
03-04-2007, 04:16 PM
I have it on more good authority that Pirates are cooler. Bruce Campbell said so in his ground breaking audio-book, "Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way".
How can you argue with Bruce?
YourHero
03-05-2007, 01:14 PM
How can you argue with Bruce?
Didn't he more recently do an Old Spice commercial? The two cancel each other out.
LordKroeker
03-05-2007, 01:28 PM
I am pretty sure I said I am always kidding.
Are you seriously going to feel "attacked" over a ninjas vs pirates thread? Lighten up.
No I'm not seriously feeling "attacked." I simply wasn't clear and didn't have time to expound in my usual wordy way.
*sigh*
Never mind....my own attempts at humor sometimes fail miserably and sometimes only humor me. I'm guessing you understand.
SoulTang
03-05-2007, 03:03 PM
Ryan .. you alwayse make me laugh .. sometimes at you ... but most of the time with you !
JK ... :L)
Rorschach
03-05-2007, 04:02 PM
Didn't he more recently do an Old Spice commercial? The two cancel each other out.
Did you SEE that ad? It's the best thing in the history of TV ads. Quite the contrary, it PROVES Bruce is right.
He has It, and not only do Ninja's not only lack It, they're so far from It they don't even realize they should want It.
Bad Ninja movies (American Ninjas, Chris Lambert, etc) just proves that you have to be kewl to be a real ninja which they were not...
No such thing as a bad pirate movie... why? Because any bilge scum can be one.
ColGreeley
03-06-2007, 12:43 PM
No such thing as a bad pirate movie...
CUTHROAT ISLAND......
Sykora
03-06-2007, 09:56 PM
No such thing as a bad pirate movie...
CUTHROAT ISLAND......
Still better than American Ninja 1...26. Combined.
ColGreeley
03-07-2007, 07:31 AM
This is true. As much as I like Ninjas , the AMERICAN NINJA movies hurt our cause. ; )
LordKroeker
03-07-2007, 08:03 AM
I liked Cutthroat Island....C'mon...except for Gina Davis and Matthew Modine it was a pretty good movie!
Rorschach
03-07-2007, 10:00 AM
I liked Cutthroat Island....C'mon...except for Gina Davis and Matthew Modine it was a pretty good movie!
Frank Langella rocked in that! Best Bad Pirate death evah!
This is true. As much as I like Ninjas , the AMERICAN NINJA movies hurt our cause. ; )
Actually it MAKES my point!!!! Not everyone can be a ninja. You have to be elite & awesome!!!!
Any vagrant wannabe-deck-swabber can be a pirate!!!
Rorschach
03-07-2007, 10:25 AM
Actually it MAKES my point!!!! Not everyone can be a ninja. You have to be elite & awesome!!!!
So wait...because the VAST majority of Ninja portrayals have been sucky means that Ninja's are actually cool?
Maybe that actually has more to do with the core material being lame to begin with.
YourHero
03-07-2007, 11:05 AM
So wait...because the VAST majority of Ninja portrayals have been sucky means that Ninja's are actually cool?
Maybe that actually has more to do with the core material being lame to begin with.
Ninjas are not 'good guys' and therefore always lose in most portrayals. Whereas pirates can be either.
As a former Marine (drunken swashbucker, historicaly fighting from ship to ship), I am the closest thing to a 'real-life' pirate posting in this thread. And I by no means am cool. So as a representative of the pirate delagation, I have authoritie.
So wait...because the VAST majority of Ninja portrayals have been sucky means that Ninja's are actually cool?
Maybe that actually has more to do with the core material being lame to begin with.
No it means the bar for portraying a ninja is so high, most people (especially actors) cannot pull it off, while the bar for a pirate is so low that most people wanting to be pirates trip over it in a drunken stupor.
Sykora
03-07-2007, 02:32 PM
Ninjas are not 'good guys' and therefore always lose in most portrayals. Whereas pirates can be either.
As a former Marine (drunken swashbucker, historicaly fighting from ship to ship), I am the closest thing to a 'real-life' pirate posting in this thread. And I by no means am cool. So as a representative of the pirate delagation, I have authoritie.
My iPod disagrees with you.
SoulTang
03-07-2007, 03:52 PM
ArrrrrrrrrrrrrGGGGGGG!!!!!!
that is all .......
YourHero
03-07-2007, 04:24 PM
My iPod disagrees with you.
Of course it does, because I am in fact extraordinarily cool. :cool:
I merely said I wasn't so people wouldn't be intimidated by my coolness. :D
I just busted out my mad phat ninja yoga, totally flipping out and killing everyone in this thread. I cut off your heads, laughed while you died, sewed them back on and reanimated your bodies with my gold ninja dust.
Feel your neck. Nothing there? That's how you know I'm telling the truth--ninja stitches.
Welcome to ninja-town, zombie beyotches!!
DoomedToRepeatIt
03-07-2007, 06:48 PM
You cannot kill what cannot die. When was the last time you heard about a ninja the past few years? But I read a news article about kids being pirates just last month. . . .
LordKroeker
03-08-2007, 10:16 AM
Pirate-speak sounds cool.
Ninja speak sounds silly.
Blackraine
03-12-2007, 09:16 AM
You cannot kill what cannot die. When was the last time you heard about a ninja the past few years? But I read a news article about kids being pirates just last month. . . .
Exactly, you never hear about ninjas because they're entirely too intelligent to be caught.
Rorschach
03-12-2007, 10:08 AM
Xerxes Immortals were Ninjas, and they sure got their butts whupped.
"Oh noes! We need rhinos and elephants and hunchbacks and archers to beat these l33t Spartans."
Pirates would've sailed round the coast to a better spot, raided Sparta, and made Gorgo a "crewmember" before Leonidas even noticed. Or they would've cleared that pass with *cannon*.
LordKroeker
03-12-2007, 11:10 AM
*sigh*
F-ing Spoilers!!!
Rorschach
03-12-2007, 11:46 AM
*sigh*
F-ing Spoilers!!!
Nothing there that wasn't in the trailers...
ColGreeley
03-12-2007, 01:09 PM
Teenage Mutant Pirate Turtles just doesn't sound right.
LordKroeker
03-12-2007, 02:21 PM
http://www.gamershavenco.com/forums//showthread.php?t=448&page=8
Case closed.
Blackraine
03-12-2007, 02:28 PM
The immortals were totally not ninjas. You could see them all plain as day! The archers... now THOSE were ninjas. By the time you finally saw where the arrows were coming from, they were already behind you, ready to kill you.
Leonidas: "Xerxes, I'll never bow before you. You're such a Newb! Your Immortals r teh suk! ROFL!"
Xerxes: "You forgot one thing, Leonidas... look behind you!"
Leonidas: "WTF?! Where did all those guys come from?!"
Xerxes: "LOL! I'm in ur base killing ur mans! ROFL!"
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